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OBITUARIES
Dorothy Elizabeth Cahoon,
88
Penobscot , Maine - Dorothy
Elizabeth (Marceline) Cahoon, 88,
died Sept. 2, 2006, at the Penobscot
Nursing Home.
• She was the wife of the late Ralph
F.Cahoon.
She was the mother of nine chil-
dren, and was also a grandmother,
great-grandmother and great-great
grandmother. She always found
time for her two favorite activities:
gardening and reading. She also
enjoyed playing bingo.
She was formerly a resident of
Hyannis and a member of the Fed-
erated Church in Hyannis, where
she also volunteered many hours
at the Thrift Shop.
Survivors include five sons,Ralph
of Hancock , Steve of Albion, Bruce
of Skowhegan,Tom of Hyannis and
William of Centerville; two daugh-
ters,RosalieJones ofMarstons Mills
and Julia Brady ofJacksonville,Fla.;
four brothers, George of Anderson,
S.C., James of Harwich, Robert of
Harwich and Charles of Florida; two
sisters, Sue Mundell of Melbourne,
Fla., and Florence Marceline of
South Harwich; and many nieces
and nephews.
She was also the mother of the
late Arthur Cahoon and the late
Carol Cahoon.
Thomas M. Corsano , 49
Falmouth - Thomas M. Corsano,
49, died Sept. 7, 2006, at Harborside
Healthcare in Falmouth.
Mr. Corsano was born in Hyannis
and raised in Reading. He gradu-
ated from vocational technical
school in Wakefield.
He was a skilled carpenter and
enjoyed fishing. He moved to Buz-
zards Bay 30 years ago.
Survivors include a brother, Wal-
ter Corsano Jr.,of Lawrence; asister,
Anna Reel; and a niece.
Mildred Robertson Cronin,
98
Palm Beach, Fla. - Mildred Rob-
ertson Cronin, 98, died Sept. 1, 2006,
in West Palm Beach.
She was the wife of the late Jo-
seph Cronin, former Boston Red
Sox manager. They were married
for 50 years.
Mrs. Cronin was born in Montreal
and following the death of her fa-
ther,moved to Washington, D.C.,to
five with her maternal uncle, Clark
Griffith, owner of the Washington
Senators Baseball Team.
In Washington, she met and mar-
ried Mr.Cronin,whowasashortstop
for the Senators.
She lived in Newton for 38 years
and Vero Beach for 22 years. She
also summered in Osterville for 55
years, where she was a member of
the Oyster Harbors Golf Club and
the Beach Club in Centerville.
She enjoyed cooking, gardening
and watching the Red Sox.
Survivors include three sons,
ThomasG.CroninofMarstonsMills,
Michael J. Cronin of Centerville
and Kevin J. Cronin of Melrose;
a daughter, Maureen C. Cronin
of Palm Beach and Osterville; 10
grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at
Our Lady of Assumption Church
in Osterville. Burial followed in
St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in
Centerville.
Memorialdonationsmaybe made
to Jimmy Fund, c/o Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline
Place West, 6th floor, Brookline,
MA 02445-7226 ATTN: Contribu-
tion Services.
Pauline E. Goode, 83
Marstons Mills -PaulineE. (Dicks)
Goode, 83, died Sept. 6, 2006.
She was the wife of Andrew T.
Goode, who died in 2004. They were
married in 1948.
Mrs. Goode was born in Waltham
and enjoyed her retirement on Cape
Cod for the past 15years. She was
a 1941 graduate of Waltham High
School.
Shetaught dance privately and in
the Waltham and Newton schools.
She was also a nursing assistant at
Waltham Hospital, a dental hygien-
ist and a home health aide for the
Visiting Nurses Association.
Survivors include two sons, Jef-
frey Goode of Foxboro and Peter
Goode of Marstons Mills; a daugh-
ter, Andrea Goode of Centerville;
four grandchildren; and a great-
granddaughter.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at
Christ the King Parish inMashpee.
Burial was in Massachusetts Na-
tional Cemetery in Bourne.
Louise Mildred Herman,
98
Hyannis - Louise Mildred (Mur-
phy) Herman, 98, died Sept. 4,
2006, at Harborside Healthcare in
Mashpee.
She was the wife of George Her-
man, who died in 1942.
Mrs. Herman wasborn in Boston,
raised inWinthrop and lived inWin-
chester. She had lived in Hyannis
for the past 59 years.
Survivors include a son, David
M. Herman of Mashpee; three
grandchildren; and five great-
grandchildren.
A funeral was held at John-Law-
rence Funeral Home in Marstons
Mills.
Memorialdonationsmaybe made
to the charity of one's choice.
Robert R. Mello, 63
Barnstable - Robert R. Mello, 63,
died Sept. 6, 2006, at his home.
He was the husband of Dolores
(Jewett) Mellow for 23 years.
Mr.Mello wasborn,raised and ed-
ucated inBarnstable and graduated
from Barnstable High School.
He was a plumber by trade for 47
years.He worked at the Barnstable
House of Corrections for nine years
and for the last six months as
deputy sheriff.
He enjoyed cruising with his wife
and with friends. He especially
enjoyed being with his family. He
was a member of the Hyannis Elks
Lodge.
Besideshiswife,survivorsinclude
his children, Glenda LeBel of West
Barnstable, WendyCollard of Flori-
da, Greg Campellof California,Jen-
nifer Campellof Sandwich and Matt
CampellofYarmouth;two brothers,
Frank Mello of New Hampshire and
Peter Mello of Hyannis;atwin sister,
Eileen McGowen of Washington
State; seven grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
A funeral was held at John-Law-
rence Funeral Home in Marstons
Mills, with burial in St. Francis
Xavier Cemetery in Centerville.
Helen Nese, 94
Hyannis - Helen Nese, 94, died
Sept. 2, 2006, in Hyannis.
She was born in Provincetown
and educated at Barnstable High
School.
She worked for Cape Cod Hos-
pital in the Barton House, retiring
in 1974. She lived independently all
of her life, and had lived in Hyannis
for 90 years.
Survivors include her nieces
and nephews, Kathryn Souza of
Centerville, Peter Nese of East
Dennis, Richard Nese of Osterville
and Margaret Symonds of New
Hampshire.
A funeral Mass was celebrated
in St. Francis Xavier Church in
Hyannis. Burial was in St. Francis
Xavier Cemetery in Centerville.
Alf T. Persson, Jr.
North Palm Beach, Fla. - Alf
Theodore '"Ted"' Persson Jr. died
Aug. 29, 2006, at his home after a
long illness.
He was the husband of Helen K.
Persson for 51 years.
Mr. Persson was born in Chicago
and raised in Winnetka, 111.,gradu-
ating from New Trier High School
in 1938. He graduated with honors
from Colgate University in Ham-
ilton, N.Y., in 1942, and attended
Harvard Business School.In 1943he
joined the ArmySignal Corps, serv-
ing until the end of World War II.
Hejoined Toplis&Hardinglnc,an
international surveying and adjust-
ing firm, and later served for many
years as its chief executive officer
untilretiring in 1981.He was also an
overseas associate of the Fire Loss
Adjusters of Great Britain.
He served as a trustee of Col-
gate University for eight years and
was subsequently named trustee
emeritus. He received a maroon
citation and an alumni award for
distinguished service. He was a
charter member of the James B.
Colgate Society.
Before retiring he lived in New
YorkCity,and before movingto Lost
Tree Village in North Palm Beach
he was a resident of Osterville.
He especially loved his family and
friends, golfing,Colgate University
and the shores of Cape Cod.
Besides hiswife, survivors include
two sisters,Jeanne PTisdallof Pasa-
dena, Calif.,andHelenPHallof Glen-
coe,111.;and severalnieces, nephews'
grandnieces and grandnephews.
A service of remembrance willbe
at 10 a.m. Nov. 11at the Lost Tree
Chapel, North Palm Beaoh.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Persson Endowment
at Colgate University, Hamilton,
NY 13346; or to Cape Cod Hospital
Foundation,Hyannis,MA 02601; or
to the charity of one's choice.
John S. Rittershaus, 60
Hyannis - John Steele Ritter-
shaus, 60, died unexpectedly Sept.
1, 2006.
From 1965 to 1967, he served in
the Army, stationed in Germany.
For many years, he was a master
plumber and member of Local 12.
He was an avid Boston Red Sox
and New England Patriots fan. He
also enjoyed boating and fishing.
Survivors include a daughter,
Ashley Kristine Rittershaus of
Cummaquid; his mother, Edna
(Steele) Rittershaus of Trevett ,
Maine; a sister, Gretchen Rit-
tershaus of East Falmouth; three
brothers, William Rittershaus of
Tennessee, Charles Rittershaus
of Maiden and Boothbay Harbor,
Maine, and Brian Rittershaus of
Trevett , Maine; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
A memorial Mass was celebrated
at Our Lady of Victory Church in
Centerville.
Memorial donations may be
made to Hospice & Palliative Care
of Cape Cod, 270 Communication
Way, Hyannis, MA 02601.
Milton E. Sanderson, 81
Cotuit - Milton E. Sanderson,
81, died Sept. 6, 2006, at Cape Cod
Hospital in Hyannis.
He wasthe husband of Bettymae
(Swanson) Sandersom-They were
married in 1990.
Mr.Sanderson was born inBrock-
ton. He was a graduate of Brockton
High School in 1943 and of Burdett
College in 1950.
He was a member of the Marsh-
field Country Club, where he loved
to play golf. He also enjoyed playing
bridge, eating, spending time with
his family and watching the Red
Sox and Patriots. He had lived in
Cotuit for the past 10 years.
Besideshiswife, survivorsinclude
five stepchildren, Jane Hickman
of Pembroke , Lynn Callahan of
Brunswick,Maine,Anne Callahan of
Duxbury,Greg Callahan ofThailand
and William Callahan of Cotuit; and
eight step-grandchildren.
Burial was in the Massachusetts
National Cemetery in Bourne.
Villagers may become jaded
SOME NERVE - Chart of the spine and
nervous system and its connection to
various organs lights up to show which
vertebrae affect which organs , an
educational aspect of the Migun outlet
in Hyannis.
PAUL GAUVIN PHOTOS
SPINE ON LINE - The Migun Web site at www.migunworld.com offers explanation of
the product and the process.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B:1
White says he literally"fell" for the
MIGUN massage after slipping last
January on ice outside his office, also
on South Street a block away from the
MIGUN house, and tearing Ids rotator
cuff.
Surgery was mentioned, but "I had
a business meeting in Florida" so his
arm was put in a sling for the moment
In Florida, an associate, noticing the
sling on his arm and obvious pain, sug
gested a newly opened MIGUN center
"After six sessions, the pain was
gone and full pain-free mobility was
restored," White claimed with boy-
ish enthusiasm. The massages last 35
minutes.
After his return to the Cape, White
talked to a partner, Robert Franey,
former proprietor of Franey Medical
Laboratories. They attended a five-day
seminar in Los Angeles' "Little Korea,"
where they were sold on the product
and subsequently secured the Cape
and Islands regional distributorship.
People who have tried novel mas-
sage beds and chairs at the mall may
wonder how another such device could
achieve the results claimed by White
and Cronin, who says he has been
weaned off heavy drugs for rheumatoid
arthritis since using the bed daily.
Cronin, an electrical engineer who
is in a Brown University study for
rheumatoid arthritis, said he had been
told he should be in a wheelchair and
had been using two canes to walk until
being introduced to the massages by
White, a longtime friend. Now he's
down to one cane and no drugs.
MIGUN literature says the bed
and process stem from the wedding
of science-based methods of West-
ern medical technology and ancient
Eastern "medical wisdom."It says the
combination delivers massage therapy
that utilizes principles "similar"to
acupressure, acupuncture, moxibus-
tion, far infrared rays and chiropractic
manipulation for subluxation (bone
dislocation) in a comprehensive mas-
sage.
For the layman, moxibustion isthe
application of heat to acupuncture
points, in this case, along the spine,
neck, back and legs to improve blood
circulation, extensibility of soft tissue,
cell performance, muscle relaxation
and relief from discomfort.
As to far infrared rays: There's an-
cient Eastern "belief" that jade, which
has calcium and magnesium deposits,
has healing and anti-agingpowers.
So the bed uses jade massageheads
atop helium gas bulbs to emit, the
literature claims, ions essential to the
body'shealing and natural anti-aging
systems.
"We're not sayingit cures anything,"
Cronin said, wary of any claimsthat
could be challenged by the medical
profession.
But he says after being open for two
weeks and offering ten, 30-minute ses-
sions without charge, he has 50 people
comingin so far for multiple sessions.
"There are no contracts,"he said. "We
don't ask for credit cards. It's absolute-
ly free. All we ask isthat the sessions
be completed in 30 days."
Any local feedback?
"One woman who has had four
sessions says her blood pressure has
dropped 20 points.Another woman
said she had an accident in her teens.
She said the massage did for her what
she's been askingher chiropractor to
do for 20 years."
Clients, he callsthem, fill out a
simple form and they get a punch card
for 10 free visits. The massage beds are
not for everybody, Cronin said, particu-
larly people who may have had recent
back surgery.
The beds, of course, are for sale,
rangingfrom $2,400 to $3,500 depend-
ing on the model. Cronin says clients
who feel they benefit from the mas-
sages can also continue them at $45
per 35-minute session.
"The comment we get most often
from people is that they feel taller after
a massage," Cronin said.
Another client there at the time of
the interview drove in from Falmouth.
"We hope to open branches in Bourne
and Orleans," Cronin said. He said the
massage bed has the same FDAap-
proval rating as the MRI machine, that
it has Medicaid and Medicare approval
and that research and development of
the beds was conducted at the Univer-
sity of California, Irvine.
Cronin flips through some papers for
copies of celebrity testimonialsfrom
actor Matt Damon to a host of base-
ball players. After trying everything
else, could jade and helium help the
Red Sox? Cronin said the bed is en-
dorsed by the PGA and that it travels
to the major tournaments. He displays
several awards won by the relatively
new product, includingan internation-
al inventions award in Geneva in 2002.
This writer volunteered a stiff back
for a massage. One removes only one's
shoes. The massage heads are gentle
and comforting on the neck and legs
but aggressive along the spine, at some
points lifting the body a bit off the bed.
Thejade heads pause occasionally
along pressure points to apply heat,
or ions. Hours later there wasjust a
trace of discomfort in the lower back
from the manipulation but surprisingly
more range of motion in the neck.
This writer will continue the other
nine treatments as long as the ma-
chine doesn't rub him the wrong way.
A storybook finish...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE B:1
White is the happy owner of
the Optimist Cafe on Route
6A in Yarmouthport, where
this fairy tale story of opti-
mism is being recreated.
Another transition is tak-
ing place on the second floor
of the 1849 Captain Freder-
ick Howes House that White
converted into a ground-
floor cafe in June: "It's a
happy place for children."
he said.
The window-bright room's
floor is covered with soft but
heavy carpet and the walls
*dressed in "optimistic" murals
of those pessimistic nursery
rhymes whose tragic endings
are replaced with happy ones.
Built into one wall is a
large plasma television set
that is another integral part
of White's plan - he calls it
his last hurrah - to recreate
the bedtime flights of fancy
for other children.
The room, he said during
a tour last week, is available
for children's parties and for
children of patrons who are
getting a little antsy at the
breakfast or lunch table, or
during the "high tea" time in
the cafe down below.
The restaurant venture
is a departure for White,
known in Barnstable for
the development of nursing
homes and other medical
ventures. He arrived on the
Cape In 1967 with his father,
Benjamin, to build and op-
erate Whitehall Manor. Then
came Whitehall Pavilion in
1984, Eagle Pond Nursing
Home in 1986 and Whitehall
Estates in 2002.
White, who has a doctor-
ate in health management
and geriatrics, also owns 11
properties on South Street in
Hyannis and formerly oper-
ated an air medical service
until helicopters and govern-
ment payments took over.
White is a partner in an-
other new venture, MIGUN
thermal massage beds (see
related story) on South Street
in one of his properties.
Another of his South
Street holdings is home to
10 homeless Vietnam vet-
erans that he sees as one of
the town's "success stories"
by virtue of the home being
in existence for a decade
and "never a complaint.
Most people don't know it's
there," he said.
Ever the optimist himself,
White believes that South
Street will be the next
big development strip in
Hyannis. "Keep you eyes on
it," he suggested.
So far he's on track. The
town council last week ap-
proved spending $39,000
for a conceptual design of
South Street from Main and
South streets on the west
and South and Lewis Bay
Road on the east.
That's optimism.